Despite its many promises of reform, Burma?s ruling junta has no intention of giving up political control... "For more than a decade, Burma?s military government has convened its constitution-drafting body, the National Convention, in fits and starts that have left the country and outside observers skeptical about its commitment to political reform. It was in this spirit, at least in theory, that the State Peace and Development Council, the ruling junta, and then Prime Minister Khin Nyunt promoted the so-called ?seven-step roadmap to democracy” in 2003. This seemingly new vision of political reform, however, was just another step by the generals to reinvent their role in the country?s political process—something they?ve done since the current crop of dictators seized control in 1988..."